Mine detail: George Washington Mine

Previously called 'WashingtonGeorge'

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Location

Lat / long:

34.08506, -112.60492

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold, Lead
Secondary:	Copper, Silver
Ore:	Galena, Gold
Gangue:	Quartz
Orebody form:	TABULAR
Discovery year:	1885

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Vein
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Producer
First production started:	1941
Last production ended:	1950

Geology

Host type:	Diorite,Gneiss,Rhyolite,Granite
Associated type:	Diorite,Rhyolite,Andesite
Structure:	Veins (And Genetically-Related (?)) Dikes Trend N 10 W To N 40 W And Crosscut Precambrian Fabric, Foliation In Precambrian Schist And Gneiss Trends N 25 E To N 65 E
Alteration processes:	Minor To None

References

MRDS	M800206
DEP	10048158
Reference	{Deposit:: ABGMT FILE DATA (CLIPPINGS FILES)}{Deposit:: AZ. DEPT. MIN. RES. FILE DATA}{Deposit:: USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA}
Reporter	Roth, Frances A. (Dewitt, Ed)